We met you were speaking of horses
The wild ones flit from the tracks
Said the beauty was caused by their freedom
Said I still want to ride on their backs
Carry me back to the party
Fill our pockets with bottles of gin
Asked you to show me the ocean
Said i hope you can swim
And we drank for the future
Drank to the past
Drank as though each swallow
Were the last
On board a stolen boat rowed far from shore
She kissed me once, I wanted more
Backed up to the bow she smiled as she went overboard
I tossed her a line not to watch her drown
She was much stronger than me
Followed her in and I filled my lungs with the sea
And we drank for nowhere
Drank for the life in our chest
We drank for lack of swimming
We drank to our death
Drank for an uncertain future
Drank for a slippery past
Drank as though each swallow were the last
After seven days at sea
We finally reach land
Natives came to our rescue
With drinks in their hands
I watched how you danced with the boys in the middle
Looked so annoyed when I tried to cut in
There's nowhere to go but I knew you'd be leaving with him
And we drank for the party
And we drank through the night
We drank for a rescue
We drank for goodbyes
Drank for an uncertain future
Drank for a slippery past
Drank as though each swallow were the last
All twisted white by the ocean
Rescuing lines for my tea
Imaging gulls diving for the surface
And I drank for the water
I drank to the tide
I drank for the lover
By my side
And we drank for the party
We drank through the night
We drank for a rescue
We drank to goodbyes
Drank to an uncertain future
Drank for a slippery past
Drank as though each swallow
As though each bottle
Drank as though each bottle
Were the last